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Founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital; founder of Invest America Foundation; architect of the $1,000 child investment-account proposal that became Trump Accounts
The answer to more socialism is more capitalism. This makes every child in America a capitalist from birth.
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Introduce a universal basic wealth system that grants individuals a capital endowment at birth
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AI Verified The quote is effectively about the full proposal: 'every child in America' indicates universality, and 'a capitalist from birth' implies giving each person capital at birth. The speaker’s support is clear. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
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AI Verified The quote praises the idea as "the answer" and says it "makes every child in America a capitalist from birth," which clearly supports universally giving children capital from birth. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The official govinfo transcript of the Jan. 28, 2026 Trump Accounts event identifies Brad Gerstner as the speaker and records the exact line: 'The answer to more socialism is more capitalism. This makes every child in America a capitalist from birth.' AP independently reported the same quote from Gerstner at that event. The NewsNation URL itself was inaccessible, but another reliable source clearly contains the quote. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600061/pdf/DCPD-202600061.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified Source URL returned 403, but web search confirms Brad Gerstner said both "The answer to more socialism is more capitalism" and "This makes every child in America a capitalist from birth" at the Trump Account Summit in DC on January 28, 2026. Vote "for" the statement "Introduce a universal basic wealth system that grants individuals a capital endowment at birth" aligns - Trump Accounts grant $1,000 capital endowments to children at birth, which is functionally a basic wealth system. Year 2026 is current. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 27d ago
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